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|name = LNER Class J38 |
|name = LNER Class J38 |
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|image = Forest Mill Station geograph-2357411-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg |
|image = Forest Mill Station geograph-2357411-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg |
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|caption = Gresley J38 0-6-0 |
|caption = A Gresley J38 0-6-0 at the site of Forest Mill station |
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|designer = [[Nigel Gresley]] |
|designer = [[Nigel Gresley]] |
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==Dimensions== |
==Dimensions== |
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* BR [[Power classification]] |
* BR [[Power classification]]: 6F |
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* [[Steam locomotive|Locomotive]] weight |
* [[Steam locomotive|Locomotive]] weight: {{long ton|58|19}} |
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* Tender weight |
* Tender weight: {{long ton|44|4}} |
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* [[Fire-tube boiler|Boiler]] pressure |
* [[Fire-tube boiler|Boiler]] pressure: {{convert|180|psi|abbr=on}} |
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* [[Superheater]] |
* [[Superheater]]: Yes |
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* [[Cylinder (engine)|Cylinders]] |
* [[Cylinder (engine)|Cylinders]]: {{convert|20|x|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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* [[Driving wheel]] diameter |
* [[Driving wheel]] diameter: {{convert|4|ft|8|in|3|abbr=on}} |
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* [[Tractive effort]] |
* [[Tractive effort]]: {{convert|28,415|lbf|abbr=on}} |
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* [[Valve gear]] |
* [[Valve gear]]: Stephenson |
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**[[piston valve (steam engine)|piston valves]] |
**[[piston valve (steam engine)|piston valves]] |
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==Withdrawal== |
==Withdrawal== |
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All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with the last two in service being No. 65901 and No. 65929 |
All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with the last two in service being No. 65901 and No. 65929. These two engines were the last Gresley-designed steam locomotives in service, and all were scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives |url=https://www.lner.info/locos/J/j38.php |website=LNER Encyclopedia |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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{{Commons category|LNER Class J38}} |
{{Commons category|LNER Class J38}} |
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* [http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j38.shtml The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives] ''LNER encyclopedia'' |
* [http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j38.shtml The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives] ''LNER encyclopedia'' |
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* [http://www.railuk. |
* [http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=J38 Class J38 Details] at ''Rail UK'' |
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{{LNER Locomotives}} |
{{LNER Locomotives}} |
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The London and North Eastern Railway Class J38 was a class of steam locomotive designed for freight transport. They were designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1926. A total of 35 were built at the LNER's Darlington Works in 1926 and they were used in Scotland. All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were renumbered from 5900–5934 to 65900–65934.
The far more numerous J39 class was a later development, exchanging the J38's 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m) driving wheels with larger 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m). Some of the J38s were later rebuilt with J39 boilers.
Dimensions
[edit]- BR Power classification: 6F
- Locomotive weight: 58 long tons 19 cwt (132,000 lb or 59.9 t)
- Tender weight: 44 long tons 4 cwt (99,000 lb or 44.9 t)
- Boiler pressure: 180 psi (1,200 kPa)
- Superheater: Yes
- Cylinders: 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
- Driving wheel diameter: 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m)
- Tractive effort: 28,415 lbf (126,400 N)
- Valve gear: Stephenson
Withdrawal
[edit]All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with the last two in service being No. 65901 and No. 65929. These two engines were the last Gresley-designed steam locomotives in service, and all were scrapped.[1]
Sources
[edit]- ^ "The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives". LNER Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (1962 ed.).[full citation needed]
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to LNER Class J38.
- The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives LNER encyclopedia
- Class J38 Details at Rail UK
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